A lot of people took some time to write or call me on my pandemic birthday this week. Shlomit made it super special. Thank you! But a notable mention goes to Debbie and Arturo for sending me my favorite desert: A whole poppy seed strudel. I ate half for dinner in one sitting. I didn’t … Continue reading Mohn
My mother-in-law Nira just got back from Hungary, and she was kind enough to bring me some mohn love from The First Strudel House. And on her birthday of all days! Mohn strudel is not super common in these parts. And compared to the few in the area, this one had by far a much … Continue reading Poppy seed strudel from Budapest
I don’t like jelly hamantashen (Yidish המן־טאַשן; in Hebrew Oznei-Haman / אוזני המן). Those are for sissies. But everywhere you go, that’s the only flavor! What I really really really like, and this should not come as a surprise to long time readers, are the mohn aka poppy seed ones. It was time for me … Continue reading Hamantashen for dummies